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Charles Addams, Charles Addams (1912-1988)

Bob Speel: Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886), Children's Literature: Randolph Caldecott (18, Randolph Caldecott Papers, Randolph Caldecott Society UK, The House That Jack Built, The Queen of Hearts; Sing a Song for Sixpence, The Randolph Caldecott Society of America

Cruikshank, George

Cruikshank Artwork at Princeton University Library, George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Daumier, Honor+®

Daumier Print Collection - UM Missoula, Museum of , Honore Daumier (1808 - 1879), Honore Daumier - Olga's Gallery, The Sculpture of Honoré Daumier, WebMuseum: Daumier, Honoré

Dor+®, Gustav

Gustav Dore Bible Illustrations, Gustave Doré, Gustave Dore, Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

Dulac, Edmund

Edmund Dulac, Edmund Dulac Picture Page

Gibson, Charles Dana

Gibson Girls

Greenaway, Kate

Kate Greenaway, Kate Greenaway (1846-1901), Kate Greenaway Almanacs, Kate Greenaway RWS (1846-1901)

Leyendecker, J. C.

J. C. Leyendecker, J. C. Leyendecker (1874-1951)

Mucha, Alphonse

Alphonse Marie Mucha, Alphonse Mucha Biography

Parrish, Maxfield

Amazing Maxfield Parrish Prints, Art Passions - Maxfield Parrish Gallery, AskART: Maxfield Frederick Parrish, Beyond the Blue: The Art of Maxfield Parrish, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - FAMSF, Heart's Ease: Frederic Maxfield Parrish, Lady McDuff's Maxfield Parrish Gallery, Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), Maxfield Parrish -- Art Vintage Ltd., Maxfield Parrish Biography

Potter, Beatrix

Aesthetic Realism and the Imagination of Beatrix P, Beartrix Potter Society, Beatrix Potter, Beatrix Potter letter to Bertha Mahony Miller, Beatrix Potter letter to Bertha Mahony Miller (2), Kids' Corner, More Than Just Bunnies: The Legacy of Beatrix Pott, The Beatrix Potter Collections, The Beatrix Potter Society, The Tale of Beatrix Potter

Pyle, Howard

Howard Pyle, Howard Pyle (1853-1911), Scriptorium - Pyle CDs, The Deacon's Masterpiece, by Oliver Wendell H

Rackham, Arthur

Alice in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Arthur Rackham, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), Arthur Rackham and His Art, Arthur Rackham Book Plate Illustrations, Arthurian Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Rackham Art Images, Rackham's Illustrations for Kenneth Graham&ap, Rackham's Illustrations from Alice in Wonderl, Sleeping Beauty

Remington, Frederic

Frederic Remington, Frederic S. Remington (1861-1909), FredericRemington.net

Rockwell, Norman

An American Life, Artnet.com - Norman's Conquest, Cover Story -- Norman Rockwell's America, Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), Norman Rockwell Gallery Collection, Norman Rockwell Museum, Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont, Norman Rockwell's America

Wilcox Smith, Jessie

Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935), Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935), Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)

Wyeth, Newell Convers

N. C. Wyeth: A Biography, Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945), Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945) Biography

Abbey, Edwin Austin

http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=g&p=c&a=i&ID=107

Chronology and selected works of American Golden Age illustrator and muralist.

Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911)

http://www.bpib.com/abbey.htm

An illustrated biography.

Alajalov, Constantin (1900-1987)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/alajalov_bio.html

Biography.

Amerillus, American Illustration

http://www.americanillustrators.com/

American Illustration from the Golden Age.

Anderson, Anne - (1874-194?)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Anderson.html

Illustrated biography.

Anderson, Harry (1906-1996)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/anderson.htm

An illustrated biography.

Artzybasheff, Boris (1899-1965)

http://www.bpib.com/artzybas.htm

An illustrated biography.

Attwell, Mabel Lucie (1879-1964)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Attwell.html

Illustrated biography.

Barclay, McClelland (1891-1943

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/barclay_bio.html

Biography. One magazine cover.

Barker, Cicely Mary (1895-1973)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Barker.html

Illustrated biography.

Barney, Maginel Wright Enright (1881-1966)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Wright.html

Frank Lloyd Wright's sister. Illustrated biography.

Bauer, John (1882-1917)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/bauer.htm

An illustrated biography.

Belarski, Rudolph (1900-1983)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/belarski_bio.html

Biography. One illustration.

Bennett, Harriet

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Bennett.html

Active: 1877-1897. Biographical note, and two illustrations.

Bessie Collins Pease Gutmann (1876-1960)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Gutmann.html

An illustrated biography.

Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828)

http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/artists/bewick.htm

Notes on the life of the man who founded the British School of wood engraving.

Bilibin, Ivan

http://www.scumdog.demon.co.uk/bilibin/

Works and biographical notes concerning this influential Russian graphic illustrator, painter and stage designer.

Bilibin, Ivan (1876-1942)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/bilibin.htm

An illustrated biography of Ivan Bilibin.

Booth, Franklin

http://www.bpib.com/booth.htm

Born 1874. An illustrated biography.

Brangwyn, Frank (1867-1956)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/brangwyn.htm

An illustrated essay.

Brundage, Frances (1854-1937)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Brundage.html

An illustrated biography.

Burd, Clara Miller

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Burd.html

Active: 1900-1930s. Illustrated biography.

Burian, Zdenek (1905-1981)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/burian.htm

An illustrated biography

Burton, Virginia Lee (1909-1968)

http://www.ortakales.com/Illustrators/Burton.html

An illustrated biography.

Carigiet, Alois (1902 - 1985)

http://www.carigiet.net

Carigiet was the first illustrator to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. This site is dedicated to him.

Carter, Pruett (1891-1955)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/carter_bio.html

Biography. One story illustration.

Chambers, Charles Edward (1883-1941)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/chambers_bio.html

Biography.

Clark, Walter Appleton (1876-1906)

http://www.bpib.com/clark.htm

An illustrated biography.

Clarke, Harry (1889-1931)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/clarke.htm

An illustrated biography.

Coll, Joseph Clement (1881-1921)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/coll.htm

An illustrated biography of Joseph Clement Coll - a master of pen & ink.

Cooney, Barbara (1917-2000)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Cooney.html

An illustrated biography.

Cornwell, Dean

http://www.bpib.com/cornwell.htm

Born 1892. An illustrated essay.

Craig, Frank (1874-1918)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/craig.htm

An illustrated biography of Frank Craig, British artist of the early twentieth century who painted images for Kipling, Robert W. Chambers and others.

Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1821-1888)

http://www.angelfire.com/de/focdarley/

Information about F.O.C. Darley, America's first illustrator of note.

David Copperfield: The European Prospect

http://www.epopteia.net/dickens/phiz/cophiz.html

Images, illustrations, photos and exerpts from David Copperfield. Includes student resources.

Dickens And His Illustrators (1899) Re: L. Fildes

http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/arts/english/gaslight/drudxfil.htm

The chapter on Luke Fildes from the work by F.G. Kitton.

Dickens' Illustrations

http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/illustrations.html

Biographical notes on the illustrators of Dickens' work.

Dohanos, Stevan (1907-1994)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/dohanos_bio.html

Biography.

Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/dulac.htm

An illustrated biography.

Dunn, Harvey (1884-1952)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/dunn.htm

An illustrated biography.

Eggenhofer, Nick (1897-1985)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/eggenhofer_bio.html

Biography.

Elvgren, Gil (1914-1980)

http://www.gilelvgren.com/

Biographical information and images for pin-up and glamour artist whose career began in the 1930's.

Fawcett, Robert (1903-1967)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/fawcett_bio.html

Biography. One story illustration.

Finlay, Virgil (1914-1971)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/finlay.htm

An illustrated biography.

Flint, Sir William Russell (1880 - 1970)

http://www.bpib.com/flint.htm

An illustrated biography.

Gág, Wanda Hazel (1893-1946)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Gag.HTML

Illustrated biography.

Getz, Arthur (1913-1996)

http://www.getzart.com

The most prolific cover artist of the New Yorker magazine, producing 213 covers between 1938 and 1988.

Goble, Warwick (1862-1943)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/goble.htm

An illustrated essay.

Godwin, Frank (1889-1959)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/godwin.htm

An illustrated biography.

Green, Elizabeth Shippen (1871-1954)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Green.html

Illustrated biography.

Gross, Milt (1895-1953)

http://www.bpib.com/gross.htm

An illustrated biography.

Gruau, Rene

http://www.rene-gruau.com/

History and graphic works, provided in French and English.

Hallock, Ruth Mary

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Hallock.html

Active 1903-1936. Biographical note, and several illustrations.

Held Jr., John (1889-1958)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/johnheld.html

An illustrated biography of John Held Jr., the delineator of flappers and sheiks and the Roaring Twenties.

Hogarth, Burne (1911-1996)

http://www.bpib.com/hogarth.htm

An illustrated biography.

Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915)

http://www.arthurhughes.com/

Pre-Raphaelite painter and book illustrator. Includes updates to the recently published catalogue of his works.

Hurter, Albert (1883-1942)

http://www.bpib.com/hurter.htm

An illustrated biography.

Illustrations to ''Our Mutual Friend&apo

http://humwww.ucsc.edu/dickens/OMF/illustrations.html

All 40 illustrations by Marcus Stone. Site also contains full text, and original London reviews.

Jones, Elizabeth Orton (b. 1910)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Jones.html

An illustrated biography.

Keller, Arthur I. (1866-1924)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/keller.htm

An illustrated biography.

King, Jessie Marion (1875-1949)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/King.html

Illustrated biography.

Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/kley.htm

Illustrated biography.

Krigstein, Bernie

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/krigstei.htm

Born 1919. An illustrated biography.

Lathrop, Dorothy (1891-1980)

http://www.bpib.com/lathrop.htm

An illustrated biography.

Lathrop, Dorothy Pulis (1891-1980)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Lathrop.html

An illustrated biography.

Le Mair, Henriette Willebeek (1889-1966)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/LeMair.html

Illustrated biography.

LeConte Stewart Digital Art Gallery

http://lecontestewart.com/

Painter of western landscapes in his native state of Utah.

Lenski, Lois (1893-1974)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Lenski.html

Illustrated biography.

Loomis, Andrew (1892 - 1959)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/loomis.htm

An illustrated biography of Andrew Loomis, known for his art instruction books.

Louis Wain : King of the Cat Artists

http://www.booksbyletterbox.com/louis_wain.htm

Book by Heather Latimer about "Cat Artist" Louis Wain who bedazzled the English with his imaginative genius and sense of fun during the staid Edwardian era.

Lowell, Orson

http://www.bpib.com/lowell.htm

Born 1871. An illustrated biography.

Martin, Sarah Catherine (1768-1826)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Martin.html

Old Mother Hubbard illustrator.

Maturo, Joseph A.

http://www.rsad.edu/~anovak/maturo.htm

Biographical information on Joseph A. Maturo, artist and illustrator of magazine stories and 20th Century Fox movie posters.

Milt Gross - Animation Art

http://members.tripod.com/~SinBad_98/MILT_GROSS.html

2 illustrations from video. Sales.

Nielsen, Kay

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/nielsen.htm

Brief illustrated biography with online references and links.

Noble, Edwin

http://members.aol.com/johntre326/ednoble.html

Containing biographic and bibliographic information on Edwardian animal painter/book illustrator, including scans of his illustrations in the public domain.

O'Neill, Rose (1874-1944)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Oneill.html

Illustrated biography.

Oliver, Ellis Augustus (1873-1937)

http://employees.csbsju.edu/roliver/eao/

Page by his grandson: biography, illustrations.

Outcault, Richard Felton (1863-1928)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/outcault_bio.html

Biography.

Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul (1888-1960)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Outhwaite.html

An illustrated biography.

Pape, Eric (1870-1938)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/pape.htm

An illustrated biography, including a 1910 newspaper article.

Parker, Al (1906-1985)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/parker_bio.html

Biography.

Partch, Virgil (1916-1984)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/partch.htm

An illustrated biography of VIP, the darkly humorous creator of Big George and other cartoons for True, Colliers, Look, and for his own original compilations.

Peck, Clara Elsene (born 1883)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Peck.html

Illustrated biographical notes.

Penfield, Edward (1866-1925)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/penfield_bio.html

Biography with one cover illustration.

Percy Crosby (1890-1964)

http://www.bpib.com/crosby.htm

An illustrated biography, and book sales.

Petty, George (1894-1975)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/petty.htm

An illustrated biography.

Phillips, Coles

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/phillips.htm

An illustrated biography of the creator of the Phillips' girls, and of the fadeaway technique.

Phillips, Coles (1880-1927)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/phillips_bio.html

Biography. One illustration.

Sambrook, Russell

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/sambrook_bio.html

Biography. One illustration.

Schoonover, Frank (1877-1972)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/schoonov.htm

An illustrated biography.

Sewell, Helen Moore (1896-1957)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Sewell.html

An illustrated biography.

Shinn, Everett (1876-1953)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/shinn_bio.html

Biography.

Soare, William Fulton (1896-1940)

http://www.shsu.edu/~drm_tfs/wfsoare.htm

Page by his son. Biography, photos, many illustrations.

Sowerby, Amy Millicent (1878-1967)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Sowerby.html

Illustrated biography.

Storer, Florence Edith

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Storer.html

Active 1909-1914. Biographical note, and several illustrations.

SurLaLune Fairy Tale Illustration Gallery

http://surlalune.tripod.com/illustrations/index.html

Classic fairy tale illustrations by Arthur Rackham, George Cruikshank, Jessie Willcox Smith, Edmund Dulac, Gustave Dore, Walter Crane, Kay Nielsen and many others.

Tarrant, Margaret Winifred (1888-1959)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Tarrant.html

Illustrated biography.

The Art of Edwin Noble

http://hometown.aol.com/johntre326/ednoble.html

Member of the Royal Academy, Mr. Noble primarily worked as an animal artist and children's illustrator.

The Artwork and Poetry of Lenn Redman

http://markvictorpublishing.com

Redman was a world renowned caricaturist, cartoonist, annimator, artist and poet. His book 'How To Draw Caricatures' is the number one book on the subject. He worked for Disney, Hanna-Barbara and Filmation Corp. Sales.

The Camelot Project: Artists

http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/artmenu.htm

Artists who have illustrated versions of the Arthurian legends, with their work.

The Iconography of Milton's ''Parad

http://www.stedwards.edu/hum/klawitter/milton/icon.htm

Illustrations by: Gustav Doré, John Martin, John B. Medina, Benard Lens. Also: Burney, Westall, Hayman, and Blake.

Thrasher, Leslie (1889-1936)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/thrasher_bio.html

Biography. One cover illustration.

Tudor, Tasha (b.1915)

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/Tudor.html

An illustrated biography.

Tusche, Tone And Stone: 19th Century News

http://graphicwitness.org/group/inpress.htm

Illustrated discussion of 19th and early 20th century periodicals, and the artists whose work they published.

Victorian Illustrators

http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/ilintro.htm

19th century illustration by Millais, Leighton, William Morris and an extensive list of other British artists.

Vilmos Andreas(William Andrew, or Willy) Pogany (1

http://www.bpib.com/pogany.htm

An illustrated biography.

Whitcomb, Jon (1906-1988)

http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/whitcomb_bio.html

Biography.

Women Children's Book Illustrators

http://www.ortakales.com/Illustrators/

Women illustrators from the Victorian period up to World War II, a project by Denise Ortakales.

World of Cicely Mary Barker.

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Opera/6903

Biography and works of Cicely Mary Barker.

World of the Child

http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/child/index.htm

Exhibition at the University of Delaware Library. 200 years of illustrated books, the ealiest of which were not aimed exclusively at children.